The law establishes the general conditions for implementing the principles governing Social Security, with the aim of providing salaried workers and their families with protection against the economic and social distress.
Constitution
The Constitution of Zambia was adopted in 1991 and was amended in 2016 by Act No 2 titled "An Act to Amend the Constitution of Zambia". The Constitution of Zambia is the supreme law of the country that establishes the core values and principles of the state, provides for the core rights, freedoms and duties, separates the powers within the state and establishes the key state institutes.
This Act provides for a uniform law for the registration of all births and deaths in Zambia, without distinction of origin or descent; and provides for matters incidental thereto.
Nurses and Midwives Act
This Act makes further and better provision for the registration, enrolment, control and training of nurses and midwives; provides for purposes relating to the practice of nursing and midwifery; establishes the General Nursing Council of Zambia; and provides for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
The Act provides for the registration of persons; and provides for matters incidental thereto.
Pharmacy and Poisons Act
This Act makes better provision for the control of the profession of pharmacy and the trade in drugs and poisons.
Public Health Act
This Act provides for the prevention and impression of diseases and generally regulates all matters connected with public health in Zambia.